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Kiipu

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  1. Not exactly a military sword, but I think everyone will like looking at it nevertheless. 甲子大黒天 Kinoene Daikokuten (translation courtesy of Edokko). Engraving on Samurai blade?
  2. Hi Daniel, welcome to the forum. I always like it when these swords make an appearance. They are thought provoking and divisive at the same time. Best case scenario, a wartime "tourist" sword, like the dagger my father bought in Karachi, India, in 1944. Worst case scenario, it was made some twenty to thirty years ago in China. Who is right, only you can determine as you have it in hand. All we can do is provide a learned opinion. No matter what, I like it and am glad you shared pictures of it. All the best and hope to hear from you down the road.
  3. Nagamitsu used the character to the left that Jean shows above. This a variant of the character to the right and has the same meaning. It is just a little different. Names sometimes used variant characters that differ from normal ones. I posted the above more for the translators on the forum than the collectors. It does not affect your sword by any means and can be safely ignored.
  4. Another Inami kantei-sho, which helped with the translation above, can be seen at the link below. Special acknowledgements to Geoff & Guy over at WRF. Help with Old Tanto and Papers
  5. Kantei Hakusui 鑑定白水 [Seal of] Kantei Hakusui Kantei-sho 鑑定書 Certificate of Appraisal Tōkō-mei 刀工名 Name of swordsmith  Jidai 時代 era/period: 前 before  Nagasa 長サ length of blade: 尺寸分 Oshigata 押形  PROVINCE  MAKER’S NAME  ERA 右正眞也ト相認メ申候也  昭和年月日  Nihontō Kenkyū Hakusuikai Kaichō 日本刀研究白水會會長 President of the Hakusui Sword Society of Japan  Signed: Inami Hakusui 伊波・白水 [kao]
  6. Dan-The-Man is overlooking the obvious blade damage that occurred during the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600! FYI, that is not rust, but blood stains. No doubt about it, extremely rare and priceless. Even Markus Sesko is in agreement. YOSHICHIKA (吉近), Shōō (正応, 1288-1293), Bizen – “Yoshichika” (吉近), Ko-Bizen school, jō-saku
  7. Kawasaki Nagamitsu 川﨑長光 used a variant character for kawa 崎. It shows up on all his mei except for the shortened Nagamitsu 長光 forms. He was admitted to the Seki guild in 1941-0228. 濃州住川﨑長光作 Nōshū-jū Kawasaki Nagamitsu saku. 﨑 vs 崎
  8. Mistranslation On The Book The nickname for Okayama Castle 岡山城 is Ujō 烏城 [Crow Castle]. The first name 龍起 can be pronounced several different ways, including Tatsuoki as used below. 備前国於烏城下市原龍起作 Bizen no Kuni oite Ujō-ka Ichihara Tatsuoki saku.
  9. Placing a collect call to our resident Mino man. @mecox Kanenao, Ishihara Kanenao (兼直 石原 金直) KAN 1733 Born on 25 May, 1908 (Meiji 41), registered as a Seki tosho 27 October, 1939 (S14.10.27) age 31, and was living at Miagi, Tomioka-mura, Kamo-gun. Said to have been trained under Amaike Masatsune. He made some naval swords early on but later mostly worked in Seki on shingunto; Seki stamps. Cox, Malcolm E. Japanese Naval Swords, WW 2: Swordsmiths & Workshops. Part 1. 2021.
  10. sarute (猿手) – Lit. “monkey hand.” Ring on the pommel opening of a tachi to which a cord could be tied. From page 378 of Sesko's Encyclopedia of Japanese Swords.
  11. For another example, see the NMB thread below. Looking to find out what this Sword may be - type, value From Korean War Time Period
  12. Oddly enough, sarute 猿手 can be translated as "monkey hands" and hence the depiction of monkey hands on your sarute. Clasped Hands Sarute
  13. It was rather difficult to find but below is the thread. Leather hanger for Type 95 Cavalry 騎兵用?
  14. Hi Scott, Tenshōzan made blades are dated up until about October 1943. As your sword is undated, it was likely made after October 1943. At an even later date, the blades are completely unmarked with the exception of the anchor stamp. So I would say your blade was probably made in 1944. 天照山作 = Tenshōzan saku. There are only two reported swords with this signature style. The other one can be seen at the link below. http://cb1100f.b10.c...p/collection2_m.html
  15. I am told the color is gold. Some early swords did have a brass finish. However, I think there are two types of brass/gold scabbards. One is electroplated while the other is painted. See the link below for an early brass colored scabbard courtesy of IJASWORDS. Brass Scabbard NCO Copper Handle @Stegel
  16. Zi, what color is the paint on the scabbard 鞘?
  17. The sword was made by Kōbe under Kokura Arsenal supervision. There is a slight mismatch in the numbers though. I have seen this type of mismatch before and think it could have happened while still at the factory. Blade: 141089. Scabbard: 141039.
  18. I'll just have to take your word on this one! Looks like chicken scratches to me.
  19. That is one of the sword patterns that can be seen in the surrender pile at Sword Capture Pile - Japan 1945. @Jareth
  20. Lets flesh out this translation a little bit more by adding some additional information that is not in the inscription. 伯耆国住吉幸 = Hōki no Kuni-jū Yoshiyuki = This sword was made by the swordsmith Yoshiyuki 吉幸, a resident 住 of Hōki Province 伯耆国. Hōki Province
  21. I found a Japanese webpage that is titled 刀装具 Orthosis. https://yukodo.net/orthosis/ Google Translate gives the following for 装具 and vice versa for orthosis. 装具 = sōgu = orthosis. orthosis = ôrˈTHōsəs = 装具 = sōgu. Taken all together, I think Piers is correct.
  22. Every once once in awhile, I run across tsuba while browsing the Internet. Not my area of study but sometimes they catch my eye. Below is one such example. Tsuba And from an older post. Japanese/Oriental items at the Christchurch NZ Museum
  23. It so happens I ran across this very same sword today. It does look like one side has characters on it. Japanese 2ww mounted Katana
  24. 盡忠 = Jinchū = Faithfulness Japanese World War 2 sword with combat cover
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